The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-05
TuliOUuH ,rHK STATE.
Accidents. and Inoidonts In West Virginia
tN I'- aud Vicinity. fy gTN

Accidents and tnoidcnts In West Virgins
i&i' aud Vicinity. fI r.
The jury In the Malsu murder case d
West Union returned q verdict OF murder
In the second degree Friday afternoon. 3
| The Newhouse gchoolhouse, between
Pelerabufg and Moareaeld, was entirely
consumed by Gre on Wednesday night,
November 20. Cause Of FIRE unknown.
The timo for shooting quail in this State
has expired, but this does not
mean that pheasanls and other game
cannot be killed lawfully. Wild turkey
and pheaaants may DO shot until JANUARY
LIST, and wild ducks until April. )
Last week tho fodder and straw attacks
on the farm OF Mrs. o. J. Faulkner, in
berkeley county, tenanttd by John
Harech, were set on fro by a tramp and
completely destroyed. For a time tho
barn and other buildings were In danger,
but wero finally saved. 57l
L. II. Miller, manager Of the grea.
bridge works at 81. Louis, Gays that his
company will erect branch bridge works
Of Point Pleasant, This State, provided the
clt!zsns will furnish u location and bo.
nuR sufficient to encourage the enterprise.
A meeting Of citizens has been called to
take cc!ion in tLe matter. 8.S
Weston now ha1 complete telephone
connections with Clarksburg, Shinnston
aud Bridgeport, in Harrison county, and
Jane Lew, Roanoke and Jacksonville In
Lswis county, and Burnsvjlle, Salt Lick
Bridge and Sutton, In Braxton county.
1t will not be long before Hhe will have the
aame advantages With Glenville and other
points In Gllmsr county.
1t is said TINT tho people Of Lursy and
the surrounding country organized two
bands OF lynchers with the purpose Of
making short work Of the young phyaic.an
who betrayed Misa Funkhoueer, tho lady
Who committed suicide in Hagarytown
some days ago. The author OF tho trouble.
however, had fed in disgrace, and the
lynchers were loiled 10 their purpose.
| At the last term OF the Circuit Court of
Gllmor county q man by the name ,f
Moury was indlctes for horse.stsaIinp.
List week warrant was put in tho banda
OF officers who proceeded 10 arrest the
gentleman. The officers went to Moury's
houae who, learning their errand ard
having g gun In his hands at the time,
placed 1t against his head and eho. him.
sell before any one could interfere. rs
died almost instantly. 1. is thought he
committed oelf.murder bscsuss there WAS
q pretty plain csee against him and that
he preferred death to tho disgrace.
a writer in the industrial World, of
Fayetteville, who Gays hs represents ,ho
sentiment OF the Monroe county Rspub.
licans, prcposcs the following excellent
State ticket for 1888: For Governor, W.
q. II. Flick, oil Berkeley county; for au.
ditcr, W. Il. Ballard, of Monroe county:
Tor Treasurer. Ohsrlss Smith, of Wood
county; for Attorney General, Henry
Fischer, Of Jackson county ior, Superin.
tendent Of Schools. J. Willisue, Groon.
brier comfy; Tor Judge OF Court Of Ap.
pals, VIM. ?. Hubbard, of Ohio county.
Ex-senator Camden has presented the
Camden Guards, Of Marion county, with
large and handsome double sils fly,
the original coo: Of which va, 500. The
banner hae on enc eide the stars and
stripes and on the other eide tho State
oat'of.srms, and The nauo and date al
Organization Of the company. The sene.
tor, in keeping with bis we'll known repu.
tat:ou ior literally, has also reo7eetcd
that :he membero of tho drum corps ct.
tsched to tbs guards DO fully cquippsd
end rlggsd GU. in new and hand.oms uni
forms Of his cxpenae, sni SO further ey-
idercs OF the interest felt by him in this
EXCELLENT military company he hes e1.
tended an invitation 10 all its membsre 10
visit him At his homo in pArkerebrrr
ear!y In tho spring and tpsrsake OF his
hospitality, Hhich invitation has been
unanimously accepted by the GuardB.
Several ssles OF large trscts OF land. si.-
usted between Biz Coal river and the
ksnaTaa river, have boon n,sdo in the
psst few years, to-Wit: 1884 aorca on
Fields Greek 81 the ksnawha and joss
creek CT the Big Coal river, 10 Theodore
Wright for Winifrsie Coal Company:
price given sl20 GOO, that is, upwards OF
80 per acre; 1900 acres on Sang creek and
Clear Fork Of Zig Goal river and Cabin
creek CT ksneEEa river, to Gs7nison,
Mitchell and others, Of Baltimore, -fof
32S coo; IA .307 acrsa on White OAK creek
OF Big Coal river and Cabin creek of Ka.
nawhs river to Shonk, Of ,Wilkesbsrre,
Lloyd Williame. Of Baltimore, and others
Tor W., OC0; sg. 0o9 acres On Clear Fork OF
Big Goal river and tho head waters OF
Paint creek. to Brssil Gordon, OF Virginia,
for 100000. Various tracts on Marsh
and Clear Forks Of Big Goal river, aesra.
eating 10000 acres, have in the last IS
months been sold to parties reading In
New YORK. Williamsport. Pennsylvania
and e!ssThers. To,sl paleH to non resi-.
dents, ~. l0l acres,